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FZNT24 KNHC 192116
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OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
330 PM CST FRI NOV 19 2010

OFFSHORE WATERS FORECAST FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT. 

GMZ089-200330-
SYNOPSIS FOR THE GULF OF MEXICO
330 PM CST FRI NOV 19 2010

.SYNOPSIS...A TROUGH EXTENDING FROM MOBILE BAY TO NEAR VERACRUZ 
MEXICO WILL SLOWLY DISSIPATE THROUGH SAT MORNING. HIGH PRES N OF 
THE AREA WILL SHIFT EASTWARD ALLOWING WINDS TO BECOME SOUTHERLY 
ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA SUN THROUGH WED.

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GMZ080-200330-
NW GULF N OF 25N W OF 90W  
INCLUDING THE FLOWER GARDEN BANKS NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY 
330 PM CST FRI NOV 19 2010
 
.TONIGHT...E OF 93W NE TO E WINDS 5 TO 10 KT BECOMING SE TO S 
AND INCREASING TO 10 TO 15 KT LATE TONIGHT. SEAS 1 TO 3 FT.
.SAT THROUGH SUN NIGHT...SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT W OF 
95W INCREASING TO 15 TO 20 KT SAT NIGHT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT BUILDING 
TO 3 TO 5 FT SUN.
.MON THROUGH WED...E OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 
5 FT. W OF 94W SE TO S WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING TO 10 TO 15 
KT WED. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT BUILDING TO 4 TO 6 FT WED.

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GMZ082-200330-
SW GULF S OF 25N W OF 90W 
330 PM CST FRI NOV 19 2010

.TONIGHT...NE TO E WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN 
COAST TONIGHT NE 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT IN NW SWELL 
SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT LATE TONIGHT.
.SAT THROUGH MON...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NEAR THE 
YUCATAN COAST IN THE EVENINGS NE 15 TO 20 KT AND OVER THE FAR NW 
PORTION BECOMING SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.
.TUE AND WED...E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT EXCEPT NEAR THE YUCATAN 
COAST IN THE EVENING NE TO E 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. 

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GMZ084-200330-
MIDDLE GULF BETWEEN 85W AND 90W 
330 PM CST FRI NOV 19 2

.TONIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. S 
OF 26N NE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT HIGHEST NEAR YUCATAN 
CHANNEL.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 
TO 5 FT. S OF 26N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 6 FT.
.SUN THROUGH WED...S OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 15 TO 20 KT DIMINISHING
TO 10 TO 15 KT TUE. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 5 FT TUE. N 
OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT.

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GMZ086-200330-
E GULF BETWEEN 81W AND 85W 
330 PM CST FRI NOV 19 2010

.TONIGHT...S OF 25N NE WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT. 
FROM
25N TO 27N NE TO E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT. N OF 27N E 
TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT. SEAS 2 TO 4 FT.
.SAT AND SAT NIGHT...S OF 24N NE TO E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 6 
TO 8 FT. N OF 24N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT.
.SUN THROUGH TUE...N OF 26N E TO SE WINDS 10 TO 15 KT BECOMING
VARIABLE 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 3 TO 5 FT SUBSIDING TO 1 TO 2 FT TUE. 
S OF 26N E WINDS 15 TO 20 KT EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KT IN STRAITS OF 
FLORIDA DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 20 KT LATE SUN. SEAS 4 TO 7 FT 
EXCEPT TO 8 FT IN STRAITS OF FLORIDA SUBSIDING TO 5 TO 6 FT MON 
AND TO 1 TO 2 FT TUE.
.WED...N OF 27N WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 5 TO 10 KT. SEAS 1 TO 2 
FT. S OF 27N E TO SE WINDS 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3 TO 4 FT IN 
E SWELL.

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FORECASTER AGUIRRE